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  • Largest charging park for electric cars with 18 new fast-charging stations

    Largest charging park for electric cars with 18 new fast-charging stations

    Energie 360° has opened the largest charging park for electric cars in the canton of Ticino at the Serfontana shopping centre. The park comprises a total of 38 charging points, 18 of which are newly added fast-charging points. These allow electric car drivers to charge their vehicles from 10% to 80% within 20 to 40 minutes while they shop or take a break. With this expansion, Energie 360° is setting another milestone in the promotion of electromobility in the region.

    Fast charging with green electricity
    The new fast charging stations at Centro Shopping offer an impressive charging capacity of up to 400 kilowatts, powered by 100% green electricity. Jörg Wild, CEO and Head of Mobility at Energie 360°, emphasises the importance of this expansion: “Our aim is to rapidly promote electromobility throughout Switzerland. With the new charging park, we are offering our customers one of the largest and most efficient charging parks in Switzerland.”

    Over 300 charging locations in Switzerland
    Energie 360° already operates over 300 charging locations throughout Switzerland and plans, builds and maintains them in collaboration with partners such as Coop, SBB and the Swiss Finance & Property Group. The company pursues the goal of creating sustainable energy and mobility solutions and making electromobility available nationwide. With the new charging park in Chiasso, Energie 360° is sending a clear signal in favour of the future of mobility and the expansion of the charging infrastructure in Switzerland.

  • A new urbanity is emerging at the Altdorf train station

    A new urbanity is emerging at the Altdorf train station

    «With this residential and commercial building, we focused on a sustainable concept. Ecology, economy and social issues are in harmony. With “Cubo”, the focus is on the social and functional mix of the building. This is achieved with diverse and communal forms of use. With these future-oriented approaches, incentives are created for the establishment of new places of work and life in the region,” explains René Chappuis, management of the responsible CAS Group. The approach is convincing. The apartments and office space were rented out within a very short time. The opportunity to meet in the building in everyday life is particularly popular with commuters and newcomers.

    Staircase as a meeting zone
     The cubic building shell encloses two commercial floors, four residential floors and an attic floor. A total of 36 high-quality rental units with 2.5 to 4.5 rooms have been realized. “Encounter, exchange and the opportunity for joint meetings characterize the room concept. The building surprises with a very generous access zone. The atrium, which is lit by daylight, also serves as a meeting place to promote social exchange between the residents,” explains Helen Chappuis, Management and Head of Architecture. To promote social communication, the laundry room is also located on the ground floor and designed as a washable area.

    Green electricity from the roof
     During the planning, a high priority was given to sustainability. The building has a modern wooden facade and is heated with a groundwater heat pump, which is fed via the photovoltaic system installed on the flat roof. Charging stations for electric cars can easily be made available in the garage. The PV system with an output of 36 kilowatts produces around 34,000 kilowatt hours of green electricity per year. This means that around six tons of CO2 emissions can be avoided per year, which corresponds to around 42,000 kilometers driven by car. As part of an association for self-consumption (ZEV), the solar power is consumed on site as far as possible. In summer, excess solar power flows back into the grid, in winter additional energy is drawn from the public grid. Thanks to this innovative concept, the tenants receive solar power from their own roof, which costs even less than mains power.

  • Schneider Electric procures green electricity for VELUX

    Schneider Electric procures green electricity for VELUX

    The VELUX Group and the electrical engineering group Schneider Electric will enter into a partnership with Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for renewable energies. According to a media release , Schneider Electric will support the VELUX Group with procurement as a full-service purchasing consultant.

    As it is also stated there, the VELUX Group has committed itself to achieving its goal of 100 percent renewable electricity by 2023 and climate neutrality by 2030. In addition, the company is working on halving CO2 emissions in its entire value chain by 2030. At the same time, it will offset the group's entire historical carbon footprint, which dates back to its founding in 1941, through forest protection projects. These would be identified and managed by the WWF.

    When concluding a PPA, a company undertakes to purchase electricity over the long term at an agreed price. This helps the operators of wind and solar systems with their investments. Because PPAs can be deposited as security at banks and insurance companies.

    "We are committed to contributing to a sustainable future", says Jörn Neubert, Senior Vice President of Supply of the VELUX Group. “We are proud to be among the first companies in the world and to be the first company in the construction industry to take responsibility for past and future CO2 emissions. The partnership with Schneider Electric is an important part of that. "

  • Hans Eberle AG produces its own green electricity

    Hans Eberle AG produces its own green electricity

    Around 10 percent of the electricity consumption of the metal goods factory Hans Eberle AG has come from in-house production since this summer. According to the company's media release, the heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting of the new company building, which was also completed this summer, are powered by clean energy from the newly installed hydropower screw in Ortsbach. The Francis turbine that was used earlier "got out" in 2014 after more than 100 years of operation, as the company reports. With this investment, Hans Eberle AG wants to underline its commitment to the sustainable use of resources and make a contribution to climate protection.

    Hans Eberle AG, together with other members of the cooperative, uses the Ennendaner Ortsbach to produce its own electricity. The water is led from the Linth into the Ortsbach and has a constant flow of three cubic meters of water per second, which is quite sufficient for electricity production. The use of water power from the Ortsbach has a long tradition in Ennenda; it used to be used in the textile industry for weaving fabrics.